Month: April 2014
Daily Discipleship: To Keep The Feast And The Fast by Tammie Grimm
April 28, 2014
It is Easter. Alleluia! Or, more properly, it is Easter-tide. Palm fronds saved from Sunday’s service two weeks ago are…
What The Bible Says About A Zombie Apocalypse by Carolyn Moore
April 26, 2014
I get what a zombie is. I was watching zombie movies in the church basement before zombie movies were cool….
Our Hearts Burning Within Us: Eastertide by Matt Sigler
April 24, 2014
The same Lord who met the disciples on the road to Emmaus longs to meet us during this season of Eastertide. As we seek him, he opens his Word to us, meets us in the breaking of the Bread, and stirs our hearts with his holy love in a way that makes it impossible to contain the news of his resurrection.
Noah, Son Of God, And God’s Not Dead by Harley Scalf
April 23, 2014
The Son of God had a major impact upon our world and is the foundation of our faith. God, indeed, is not dead. Because of these things, let’s spend more time deepening our own faith and understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus and stop arguing about movies.
Singing As If It Were Easter by Ellsworth Kalas
April 21, 2014
There’s no question but that the first line ought to be the first line – “Christ the Lord is risen today” – because all else follows from that premise. If you accept that fact (and God have mercy on you if you don’t), it’s easy to “raise your joys and triumphs high,” and to know as you do so that the “heavens and earth reply.”
Casino At The Cross by Michael Coyner
April 19, 2014
As the Son of God, God’s chosen One, the Anointed, the Messiah was making the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life for the whole world, at that very moment, the Roman soldiers were rolling the dice and gambling for his clothes – having their own little “Casino at the Cross.” Such a contrast!
The Forgotten Command Of Jesus by Ken Loyer
April 16, 2014
Is foot washing, by and large, the forgotten command of Jesus? After he washed his disciples’ feet, the Lord said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.”
Too Big To Fail by Elizabeth Glass Turner
April 14, 2014
“Too big to fail.” A few years ago – and it doesn’t matter what your personal political opinion was on…
Having Nothing To Do With Sin by Kevin Watson
April 9, 2014
“You can do anything you put your mind to” does not take seriously the problem of sin and our inability to save ourselves. A key conviction of historical Christian orthodoxy is that we are not enough. We cannot ever be the source of our own salvation. Putting your mind to being a better person, from the Christian perspective will fail every time. It is pure works righteousness.
The Sacred Right Of Refusal by Kim Reisman
April 7, 2014
When I recall Abdul Rahman, I recall the magnificent love offered in Jesus Christ – a love that comes to us freely and waits for our response without pressure or manipulation; a love that respects our sacred right of refusal; a love that Abdul Rahman was willing to die for. And that’s a love worth sharing.